I was shocked that they lost when I watched that race. Phelps did exactly what he needed to do, got them out to (and/or held onto one) a huge lead and Lochte just wasn't good enough during the anchor leg.

I want the US to wind gold every time... But just can't root for Lochte. Once I saw his mini-bio thing they did... what a jerk. I was looking forward to watching him swim until Saturday when I saw that.

Well... yeah, Phelps (47.15) swam a better leg than Lochte (47.74). And, yes if Lochte swam at Phelps' pace the US would have won and all that. But, Lochte's time was hardly choking pace.

The real story out of this race is that Agnel swam an great leg (46.74) for the comeback. It's like Lesak's crazy leg from Beijing, but in reverse. France was the favourite in Beijing, but no one was saying they choked after Lesak's heroic anchor leg. This is the reverse of that.

Muta:Phelps didn't sound like he was really ready for the Olympics this time around.

He only practiced for little more than a year. So he isn't at all in top form.

neilio42:I want the US to wind gold every time... But just can't root for Lochte. Once I saw his mini-bio thing they did... what a jerk. I was looking forward to watching him swim until Saturday when I saw that.

neilio42:I want the US to wind gold every time... But just can't root for Lochte. Once I saw his mini-bio thing they did... what a jerk. I was looking forward to watching him swim until Saturday when I saw that.

I didn't see that bio, but I wasn't a big fan of Lochte putting on his stupid grille after he got his gold medal. If you just received your gold medal, why would you care about putting on your stupid grille if you weren't a douchebag? At least someone on the IOC told him he would not get his medal if he had it on during the ceremony.

As annoyed as I am with Phelps completely dropping the ball on this training and coming in 4th to Lochte, I just can't root for Lochte. Grilles are intended to enhance attention whoring, nothing more. What kind of attention does he expect to steal away from Phelps, who has had a way more phenomenal career than he has?

Dafatone:FTA: We interrupt the coronation of Ryan Lochte to ask whether he had any business representing his country in the marquee relay of the Olympic Games.

WTF is this shiat?

I'm tired of watching the media whine about how someone should be kicked off the team every time they don't come in 1st.

Yeah, the US is crazy at that. Remember Bob Costas trashing Bode Miller in 2006? It was incredible how much America turned on Bode.

/ Even if he was a bid of a dick, Miller was the best skeir in the world at the time (hands down). He came back empty handed, but the hype was always unrealistic.// Multiple medals are really difficult in alpine sking. An overwhleming favourite wins maybe a quarter of the time. It isn't a "choke" to finish 5th in a downhill.

Masterstuff:Muta: Phelps didn't sound like he was really ready for the Olympics this time around.

He only practiced for little more than a year. So he isn't at all in top form.

neilio42: I want the US to wind gold every time... But just can't root for Lochte. Once I saw his mini-bio thing they did... what a jerk. I was looking forward to watching him swim until Saturday when I saw that.

Elaborate please. I didn't see that mini-bio but i'm interested.

Imagine if 1990's Vanilla Ice (not even the Vanilla Ice that is currently on DIY network, but the 1990's version) was really good at swimming. Then imagine them giving the guy an interview.

mainstreet62:neilio42: I want the US to wind gold every time... But just can't root for Lochte. Once I saw his mini-bio thing they did... what a jerk. I was looking forward to watching him swim until Saturday when I saw that.

I didn't see that bio, but I wasn't a big fan of Lochte putting on his stupid grille after he got his gold medal. If you just received your gold medal, why would you care about putting on your stupid grille if you weren't a douchebag? At least someone on the IOC told him he would not get his medal if he had it on during the ceremony.

As annoyed as I am with Phelps completely dropping the ball on this training and coming in 4th to Lochte, I just can't root for Lochte. Grilles are intended to enhance attention whoring, nothing more. What kind of attention does he expect to steal away from Phelps, who has had a way more phenomenal career than he has?

I may have missed named it "mini-bio". I'm talking about the at-home interview thing where he shows his farking green rhinestone sparkly shoes he "designed" with his name on the souls. And his mentioning of his "grill" and whatnot. I think they showed it right before the 4x100 IM.

neilio42:I may have missed named it "mini-bio". I'm talking about the at-home interview thing where he shows his farking green rhinestone sparkly shoes he "designed" with his name on the souls. And his mentioning of his "grill" and whatnot. I think they showed it right before the 4x100 IM.

Also, "I risked injuring myself because I just, like, need to skateboard all the time, bro. Can't cage the beast!"

Bleyo:neilio42: I may have missed named it "mini-bio". I'm talking about the at-home interview thing where he shows his farking green rhinestone sparkly shoes he "designed" with his name on the souls. And his mentioning of his "grill" and whatnot. I think they showed it right before the 4x100 IM.

Also, "I risked injuring myself because I just, like, need to skateboard all the time, bro. Can't cage the beast!"

I thought that was the most likeable part of the interview, not his words but the fact he wasn't a swimming robot. Overall he came of like a gator (i.e. douche) but I liked that he wasn't so concerned about every little thing that he didn't enjoy life.

soaboutthat:I thought that was the most likeable part of the interview, not his words but the fact he wasn't a swimming robot. Overall he came of like a gator (i.e. douche) but I liked that he wasn't so concerned about every little thing that he didn't enjoy life.

Ultimately, he might be a douche, but so are most people. Phelps is half retarded but hey, win gold medals and people don't care what a moron you are!

neilio42:I want the US to wind gold every time... But just can't root for Lochte. Once I saw his mini-bio thing they did... what a jerk. I was looking forward to watching him swim until Saturday when I saw that.

right there with you, his extreme lack of humility in that bio and after the 400 IM race made me go "what a farking jerk". I know you have to be cocky to be the best, but being outright dismissive of the greatest swimmer in the world is bad Ju-ju. Blowing the huge lead Phelps created will hopefully humble him a bit

Part of the trouble is that the guy who might have done better (Grevers, who swum in the prelims) is also a gold medal favorite in the 100m backstroke, which had their semifinals just a few minutes before the relay.

The US got beat by a pretty unbelievable anchor leg from the French. The Australians, on the other hand, had no excuse. All the hype about the "Weapons of Mass Destruction" when they wound up being duds.